University of Washington
Professional Staff Payroll Title Series Descriptor
Human Resources Compensation Office ocpsp@uw.edu

Payroll Title

Manager

Typical Responsibilities

Reports directly to an Executive Head, manages a departmental area or function, and supervises a staff of at least 2.0 FTE. With delegated authority from the Executive Head, positions at this level perform professional level administration or programmatic functions.
Examples of responsibilities:
- Budget management and analysis,
- Special projects management and coordination,
- Research administration,
- Policy development and analysis,
- Organizational administration,
- Management of organizational operations, and
- Faculty affairs and staff human resources management.

Supervisory Responsibility

Positions must supervise at least 2.0 FTE. Supervisors have the authority to hire staff, evaluate job performance, and take corrective action if performance is not acceptable.

Positions in this payroll title series are FLSA overtime exempt except when the position's gross salary is less than $455 per week (FLSA salary basis test).

Professional Staff Exemption

Principal Assistants to Executive Heads:
Individuals serving as principal assistants to executive heads of a major administrative or academic division and who have major administrative or program responsibility within the division/department and report directly to the executive head. The employee regularly exercises independent judgment and discretion in work directly related to management policies or department business operations and has delegated authority to make commitments that affect department operations.

Sample Working Titles

Facilities Manager, Administrative Systems Manager

Alternative Payroll Titles

If the position does not supervise 2.0 FTE but reports to an Executive Head, consider other titles under the exemption such as Analyst, Administrative Specialist, or Administrator.
If the position does not report to an Executive Head, consider other payroll titles. If the position manages a program, consider titles under the Program Direction/Control exemption.

Limitations

Position must report to an Executive Head.

Payroll title descriptors provide a general idea of the type of work performed by jobs assigned to payroll titles in a series. Descriptors do not and are not intended to represent all possible positions in the payroll title series. Payroll title and grade assignments for a professional staff position are based on its position-specific job description (see Professional Staff Position Description form).